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Forum: Tech Log
23rd Apr 2011, 18:24
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

- no. It is his ship (no sick humour intended).

- no. It is his ship (no sick humour intended).
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Apr 2011, 14:43
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

I think you have run slightly amok, there, NoD -...

I think you have run slightly amok, there, NoD - I guess it's the heat:)

I was basically referring to AF who HAVE the 'data stream' as you put it with position (was it every 10 mins?) and it would...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Apr 2011, 13:51
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

- as you can see the 'absence' from the flight...

- as you can see the 'absence' from the flight deck does not fit my M. O., but when I aired this eons ago on one of these threads I was informed firmly by some of the long-haul 'experts' that...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Apr 2011, 09:08
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

As with everything 'aviation' in my long time...

As with everything 'aviation' in my long time 'doing it', I now find myself again 'surprised' that with the technology existent in ACARS, with regular position reports, a system of 'Flight Watch'...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Apr 2011, 09:37
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

PJ2 - to save my trawling thousands of posts, do...

PJ2 - to save my trawling thousands of posts, do we know if contact between the two oceanics about no 'comms' took place and whether Selcal and 123.45/121/5 was used?
Forum: Tech Log
19th Apr 2011, 10:01
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

Way back in post #3262, Lonewolf wrote "caveat,...

Way back in post #3262, Lonewolf wrote "caveat, it may be a load of rubbish if the gyros in the A330 are not prone to tumbling ..."

This has been rumbling around since day 1 and I'm not sure I've...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Apr 2011, 11:34
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

chrisN -"you mean the impact trauma at the sea...

chrisN -"you mean the impact trauma at the sea surface/ditching" - absolutely, in my book. I cannot see any way that a wing section could hit the seabed hard enough to cause that damage. I might...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Apr 2011, 11:20
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

Heading/track no matter. Neither apply. 'Track'...

Heading/track no matter. Neither apply. 'Track' becomes meaningless with no overall forward speed. Break off part of a wing and see what happens to 'heading' as the wreckage sinks. You can, in my...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Apr 2011, 10:42
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

Not 'heading' in my book. By the way, I'm puzzled...

Not 'heading' in my book. By the way, I'm puzzled why do you not view water as a liquid? "Cannot agree with any of that."

Debris orientation/position at 4000m will be governed only by the currents...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Apr 2011, 08:13
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

It would appear to me to be completely fruitless...

It would appear to me to be completely fruitless to attempt ANY 'analysis' of heading at impact from the lie of any wreckage. The remains of the aircraft will 'fly' just as well in water as in air,...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Apr 2011, 11:28
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

Certainly on a 737 high and low speed buffet are...

Certainly on a 737 high and low speed buffet are distinguishable as Bergerie1 says, but I would hesitate to guarantee that identification in a CB!

All this talk of descent rate and 'impact at...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Apr 2011, 18:46
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

Svarin - your reply suggests the answer to my...

Svarin - your reply suggests the answer to my question is no? I asked specifically about 'cycling' ON, not 'being' ON.
Forum: Tech Log
12th Apr 2011, 16:50
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

- I think I missed that - can you point to the...

- I think I missed that - can you point to the evidence?
- is this true? Would the flag ONLY appear when the FPV is cycled 'ON'?
Forum: Tech Log
10th Apr 2011, 10:35
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

I'm now getting even more confused. I seem to...

I'm now getting even more confused. I seem to recall that thousands of posts ago, in a universe somewhere like ours, there was a finding that '36g' referred to part number? Anyone recall?

If we...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Apr 2011, 21:39
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

Let's not get into pages of why we put the gear...

Let's not get into pages of why we put the gear down, eh? We are merely trying to solve CliveL's dilemma about 'lowering the gear if you are to ditch', and I was simply hoping someone could identify...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Apr 2011, 12:23
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

HN - I do not see it so clearly - the water,...

HN - I do not see it so clearly - the water, which is providing the retardation force is 'retarding' the gear also and may balance the 'inertia' of that. Only if you slowed the rest of the a/c...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Apr 2011, 07:51
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

- Clive - your profile does not say much, but I...

- Clive - your profile does not say much, but I guess you are looking at this from an engineering pov?

As others have said, it is more than possible that there was no 'planned' ditching. From a...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Apr 2011, 19:48
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By BOAC

- that's one firm vote for a clean a/c.

- that's one firm vote for a clean a/c.
Forum: Tech Log
6th Apr 2011, 17:19
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

What is the expert opinion on the likelihood of...

What is the expert opinion on the likelihood of the gear remaining attached, if extended, in a ditching?
Forum: Tech Log
5th Apr 2011, 18:04
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

No, nothing to do with in-flight separation...

No, nothing to do with in-flight separation 'theories', but more to do with a heavy impact, surmised to be tail down. It is expecting a lot of a tailplane assembly in that situation not to cause tail...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Apr 2011, 17:00
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

Come on everyone - we have VERY LITTLE more...

Come on everyone - we have VERY LITTLE more information now than we had 3000 posts ago. Let's focus on the 'search' and now 'recovery' rather than another 3000 'maybes'. I don't think I could face...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Mar 2011, 16:56
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

That's new Ferraris and Porsches all round then...

That's new Ferraris and Porsches all round then for the legal teams. Trying to make liability stick with an unknown cause will produce hours of invoices.
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jan 2011, 10:20
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

Machin - I don't think your scenario will hold...

Machin - I don't think your scenario will hold because it depends on a departure from controlled flight to initiate and we have no reason to expect that in a normal cruise scenario? Surely to arrive...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Nov 2010, 15:23
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

I seem to recall the report had been via ACARS?

I seem to recall the report had been via ACARS?
Forum: Tech Log
21st Oct 2010, 17:19
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

We all probably think you are right - but for the...

We all probably think you are right - but for the wrong reason.
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2010, 20:32
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

- if you understood 'coffin...

- if you understood 'coffin corner'..........................................:ugh:
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2010, 08:43
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

- excuse a dumb q from a non-AB chap - isn't the...

- excuse a dumb q from a non-AB chap - isn't the A/T supposed to do that?

Unctious- I am now totally confused as to what you are presenting regarding BBC/ACARS. First you 'present' "An ACARS...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jun 2010, 13:58
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

All this techno-babble about GPS/INS etc. All we...

All this techno-babble about GPS/INS etc. All we need are:

1) Multiple (3?) probes with adequate heating

2) Instruments which provide basic attitude and engine settings WITH NO COMPUTER...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Jun 2010, 17:45
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

Not a lot of use when it is IAS you need.

Not a lot of use when it is IAS you need.
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jun 2010, 08:33
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

- maybe they have been misled by some of the...

- maybe they have been misled by some of the 'expert' postings here?:mad:
Forum: Tech Log
29th May 2010, 13:58
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

- how is this CAS derived?

- how is this CAS derived?
Forum: Tech Log
24th May 2010, 20:34
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

- no, as far as I am aware.

- no, as far as I am aware.
Forum: Tech Log
8th May 2010, 16:55
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

Nach Fussball, Dennis - I cannot for the life of...

Nach Fussball, Dennis - I cannot for the life of me see why those 'extrapolations' are of any value. They take NO account of the 02:10 ACARS reported position, and show an 'Acars position' at 02:15...
Forum: Tech Log
8th May 2010, 16:30
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

Thanks Dennis. Can you remind me how the 02:15...

Thanks Dennis. Can you remind me how the 02:15 position was extrapolated and by whom?
Forum: Tech Log
8th May 2010, 15:37
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,535,753
Posted By BOAC

'Scuse em for butting back in after a while, but...

'Scuse em for butting back in after a while, but all this talk of ACARS positions has me confused. Can anyone point me to a reasonably large scale map with these plotted, or if not, can someone do...
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